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Irrigation District web site. For information about the district you
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information not posted on this site.
Regular office hours are from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM Monday to Friday. In the case of an
emergency,
on-call staff can be contacted 24 hours a day by calling
861-4200.
South East Kelowna Irrigation District
Equipment/System Operator
The South East Kelowna Irrigation District (SEKID) is a public water utility providing domestic, commercial and irrigation service to the southeast portion of the City of Kelowna. The district has a position open for an operator experienced in both heavy equipment and water distribution system operations. For more information about the posityion and how to apply follow this link: job position.
Happy New Year!
Payments can be made through our payment slot at the District office or by any of the options listed on our billings page - follow this link to learn more: Billing.
We remind all of our customers that 2011 Taxes are due December 31, 2011. Have a safe and happy holiday!
Fall/Winter 2011/2012 Newsletter Online
For those who want to catch up on the latest District news the Fall/Winter 2011/2012 newsletter is now available online. Follow this link to download your copy. Hard copies of the newsletter will also be mailed to all residents in the next few days.
Kelowna Integrated Water
Supply Plan
The five major water suppliers serving
the City of Kelowna entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to
develop a comprehensive integrated water supply plan to determine
the best lowest cost solution to providing Kelowna with a safe,
reliable water supply over the next 20 to 50 years. Partners in the
MOU include Black Mountain Irrigation District, City of Kelowna,
Glenmore-Ellison Improvement District, Rutland Waterworks and South
East Kelowna Irrigation District. For more information about the
MOU, please call the SEKID office. A copy of the MOU can be viewed
by following this link:
MOU.
After over fourteen months of work by the Kelowna Joint Water Committee Technical Committee, the Kelowna Integrated Water Supply Plan final draft has been presented to the province, Interior Health and the elected representatives of the five participating water utlities for review and comment. We expect the Final Report will be ready for adoption early in 2012.
SEKID Demand Characterization
As part of the work underway on the Kelowna Integrated Water Supply Plan (see story above) the District has completed a detailed analysis of water use by user group. As you might expect, agricultural irrigation uses the most water in an average year at over 78% of our total annual water use. The following table and graph break down annual water use by all groups in the District:
Description |
|
|
| Single Family Lots (base demand) |
|
|
5.50 |
| Single Family Lots (seasonal demand) |
|
|
8.09 |
| MF / Aparts. (base demand) |
|
|
0.26 |
| MF / Aparts. (seasonal demand) |
|
|
0.13 |
| Mobile Homes (base demand) |
|
|
0.30 |
| Mobile Homes (seasonal demand) |
|
|
0.20 |
| Commercial / Institutional / Industrial |
|
|
0.18 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
| Grade A Land (includes parks & sports fields) |
|
|
78.66 |
|
|
|
6.64 |
| AVERAGE ANNUAL WATER DEMAND |
|
|
|
100.00 |
Seasonal demand refers to outdoor water use. In the case of single family lots the seasonal demand is actually higher than the base, or indoor water use. Clearly the greatest opportunity to reduce water use for residential customers is more efficient outdoor water use.
Automatic Withdrawal Payment Option
For your convenience, customers can now arrange for an
Automatic Withdrawal
from your bank account. To register, a
pre-authorized debit form
can be downloaded and printed from
this web site, or a copy of the form can be picked up at the
SEKID office. The completed forms can be mailed, faxed, or
dropped off at the office. Please make sure you provide a
copy of a void cheque from the account you wish to use along
with the signed form. Financial institution information on
the form can be left blank and the District can fill this
information in from the information that is provided on the
cheque as long as you have signed the form as authorization to
withdraw funds
from your account.
Forms must
be into the
office one week prior to the billing due dates. If you
need assistance with this form, please contact the office at
250-861-4200.
Water Supply and Treatment
Cost/Benefit Review
Study Online
Water Supply and
Treatment: Summary Report - November 2007. In a follow up to our
May 2006 water treatment pilot study, this comprehensive report by
Associated Engineering evaluates eight options for improving the
District's water quality. The Summary Report provides the
highlights, conclusions and recommendations of this work, while the
detailed technical analysis in support of the summary can be found
in three Technical Memorandum Reports:
Tech Memo 1,
Tech Memo 2 and
Tech Memo 3, along
with a
Hyrdogeological Report conducted by Golder and Associates.
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